12-Sex (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , 12-Sex is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 23:24 (EST) and reaching an altitude of 50° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:29.
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Name
12-Sex
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h59m43s [2] |
| Declination: | +03°23'05" [2] |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Magnitude: Variable | 6.70 (V) [2] 7.03 (BT) [2] 6.73 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 59.8 parsec 195.1 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.25 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 65.3 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 285.1° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 2.82 |
Sources